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declaim collapse: speak against in an impassioned manner; "he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society"; recite in elocution

caw collapse: the sound made by corvine birds; utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens

twiddle collapse: a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns; manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner; "He twiddled her thumbs while waiting for the interview"

conversation collapse: the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

quack collapse: the harsh sound of a duck; an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice; act as a medical quack or a charlatan; utter quacking noises; "The ducks quacked"

honk collapse: the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this); cry like a goose; "The geese were honking"; use the horn of a car; make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared"

cackle collapse: a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle; the sound made by a hen after laying an egg; emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing; squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens; talk or utter in a cackling manner; "The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine"

coo collapse: the sound made by a pigeon; cry softly, as of pigeons; speak softly or lovingly; "The mother who held her baby was cooing softly"

babble collapse: gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby; to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"; utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention"

gossip collapse: a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"; a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others

peep collapse: appear as though from hiding; "the new moon peeped through the tree tops"; speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice; make high-pitched sounds; of birds; cause to appear; "he peeped his head through the window"; look furtively; "He peeped at the woman through the window"

draw out collapse: cause to speak, "Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet"; make more sociable; "The therapist drew out the shy girl"

trill collapse: a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it; the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula; "he pronounced his R's with a distinct trill"; pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's"

jaw collapse: holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object; the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth; the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth

parole collapse: (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with; a promise; "he gave his word"; release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"

warble collapse: a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly; sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below

gas collapse: the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container; a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely; attack with gas; subject to gas fumes; "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes"

run on collapse: talk or narrate at length; continue uninterrupted; "The disease will run on unchecked"; "The party kept going until 4 A.M."

palaver collapse: loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric"; have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds

drivel collapse: a worthless message; let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled"

comment collapse: a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal"; explain or interpret something; make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague"

bobble collapse: the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball; "the second baseman made a bobble but still had time to throw the runner out"

jargon collapse: specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject

gobble collapse: the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock; make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys; eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!"

tremble collapse: a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement; move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document"

scold collapse: someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

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